But Republicans didn't want to stop it, and Obama was worried if he did anything without Republican support it would look like he was tilting the scales in favor of Clinton. Which makes zero sense to me but hey that's just what Obama thought.
The US went hard against Russian hackers just before the 2020 elections. They learned the lesson from 2016.
Hackers aren't the only way to meddle in an election, just the easiest to categorize and deal with.
Hackers aren't the only way to meddle in an election, just the easiest to categorize and deal with.
Everyone besides Russia: "You should watch out, Russia is about to meddle with your elections."
US: "Pfft, yeah, riight..."
Oh they knew
https://www.npr.org/2018/02/21/587614043/fact-check-why-didnt-obama-stop-russia-s-election-interference-in-2016
But Republicans didn't want to stop it, and Obama was worried if he did anything without Republican support it would look like he was tilting the scales in favor of Clinton. Which makes zero sense to me but hey that's just what Obama thought.
The US went hard against Russian hackers just before the 2020 elections. They learned the lesson from 2016.
Hackers aren't the only way to meddle in an election, just the easiest to categorize and deal with.
Convenient strawmen anyway.